Kenneth's life is not going according to plan, he's just been fired from his job, a strange creature that only he can see has sinister plans for him, his girlfriend Kim is acting really strangely, and she's not crazy about Kenneth's new best friend, Peter, a tramp who's on the run from the army! Kenneth will have to battle with his new friend, his malevolent monster, his ex-boss, the police and his own troubled psyche before this story reaches its sweet and curious conclusion.
Acting
Duncan Casey's unraveling is uncomfortably perfect.
Practical Effects
The ear goblin puppet commits fully to the bit.
Writing
Balances genuine melancholy with absurdist laughs.
Director
Peter Anthony Farren
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on a shoestring in Bristol with crew doing multiple jobs—costume designer also played the ear goblin.
Part of a 2010s wave of 'miserable British men with supernatural problems' cinema alongside A Fantastic Fear of Everything.
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